What’s Happening Down Under? | Discourse! May 2023

The Religious Studies Project

For our May episode, Discourse! heads Down Under once again as ⅔ of our usual suspects—Carole Cusack & Raymond Radford—explore religion, politics, life and death in the Australian religious sphere. They cover a variety of recent issues from the banning of hate symbols and the rise of right groups in the wake of the pandemic, to Australian sovereign citizens and gun deaths, to the deaths of high profile priests and the different (and indifferent) reactions from both politics and media. Be sure to tune in!

Articles Discussed

• “Why were neo-Nazis at an anti-trans rally in Melbourne?“
• “Victoria to ban Nazi salute after ‘disgusting’ scenes at anti-trans protest“
• “Moves to ban Nazi hate symbols across the nation“
• “Queensland police arrest 12 members of religious group over death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs“
• “Queensland police say Wieambilla shooting was ‘a religiously motivated terrorist attack’“
• “6 dead, including 2 police, in Queensland shooting. How dangerous is policing in Australia?“
• “A ‘Lionheart’ to some, a villain to others – George Pell’s funeral proves as divisive as his life“
• “Father Bob Maguire farewelled at Melbourne state funeral as John Safran leads tributes“
• “Anthony Albanese welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sydney“
• Depends What You Mean by Extremist: Going Rogue with Australian Deplorables, John Safran